KARACHI: Hasan Raza scored two goals to help North Muslim Football Club record a 2-1 victory against Nexus Football Club in Leisure Leagues Season III football event here at 16 Star Football Ground. Mohammad Huzaifa scored a consolatory goal for Nexus FC in the match for the losing side.Meanwhile, the match between Vulcan FC and The Vikings ended in a goalless
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KARACHI: Balochistan Squash Association (BSA) has criticised Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) for ignoring it in the selection of the team for Commonwealth Games. Chairman BSA Sher Ali Kakar while talking to ‘The News’ said that they were not happy with the PSF’s treatment. “PSF is running matters high handedly. It did not bother to consult the provincial
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WELLINGTON: England coach Trevor Bayliss has urged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to consider hiring a specialist coach for their Twenty20 team and nominated his assistant Paul Farbrace for the role. Bayliss, who said last month that he will not lead England beyond his current deal until 2019, reckons a coaching position for the shortest format
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LONDON: Jurgen Klopp says his current Liverpool squad is the strongest he has ever worked with as the players prepare for a return to action after a warm-weather training camp in Spain. Despite the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for Â£142 million ($192 million) last month, the former Mainz and Borussia Dortmund boss said it was difficult to leave
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KARACHI: Two high-prized national level junior squash events are scheduled in February and March. The first event is All Pakistan National Junior Squash Championship in Lahore. According to Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), Punjab Squash Association has said that the tournament would be organised for boys under-17 and under-19 at Punjab Squash Complex
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KARACHI: Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has finalised players for Asian Team Championship being held in Korea from March 21–25 and Commonwealth Games to be held from April 5–15 in Australia. The players selected over five-day trials are Farhan Zaman, Tayyab Aslam, Amaad Fareed and Asim Khan for Asian Team Championship.For Commonwealth Games, Farhan
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KARACHI: Former Australian futsal player Enzo Oagostiuo on Monday said if Pakistan wanted to progress in the game it would have to establish indoor infrastructure for the game throughout the country. “What we see here is football. It’s not futsal as for that you need indoor facilities,” Enzo told ‘The News’ here after the end of a friendly futsal outing
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KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has also jumped into the bandwagon of sponsors of Pakistan Super League (PSL) as it has announced its official partnership with Islamabad United for the third edition of PSL, which is scheduled to explode into action from February 22 in Dubai. This was announced during the signing ceremony held at PTCL Headquarters
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand coach Mike Hesson defended international Twenty20 cricket on Monday after his English counterpart called for it to be cut from the sport’s crowded calendar. Hesson acknowledged England coach Trevor Bayliss’ concerns about burnout among players and staff but said T20 had an important role to play internationally.“There’s always
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